Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The participants in the swap are staring to get ideas on paper now. Susan (Flossie Blossoms, swap mama) is thinking of a village in the mountains scene in rainbow colours:

Rebecca's Rags is thinking of raw edge appliqued pieced circles (that's a lot of adjectives right there)and stacked coins in the borders:

Kristy (Love Old Houses) has drawn some hanging things but are they lamps, Christmas decorations - and Kristy is concerned they might be too industrial. I say hanging lamps and I love them but is this one for me anyway?

Jessica (Sew Crafty Jess) is keeping her options open with sketches of pieced circles, haxagons and a string quilt - looks like she's thinking of rainbow colours though, perhaps against a grey or white:

And finally Kandra (mindboggld and also known as the Data Queen mama for being computer-tech-tastic) is planning gnomes, mushrooms, cotton reels and teeny tiny little quilts.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

So far we're seeing sketches, mosaics of what people are going to make and a few stacks of fabrics to tempt us. Shruti Dandekar (13 Woodhouse Road) has chosen some lovely soft colours in 1930s style fabrics:

Nichol (Hardy Party of 5) has picked a stack of natural tones. I am hopeless on colours so I don't exactly know why I'm trying to pin down what people have picked:

Leila (needle and dime) (who deserves a pat on the back for her cushion being "explored" yesterday - ooh dear, that sounds like a euphemism) has chosen a palette of soft greys and greens with pops of pink and orange:

Silvana (Silort), possibly the most skilled (or maravilhosa, as they say in Brazil - I'm trying to sound clever but Silvana taught me this word this morning so don't be too impressed) paper piecer on Flickr, has chosen a few palettes including these beautiful pinks and greys:

And finally Colleen, the Busy Bean (Ooh I wonder if she's noticed that rhymes) has set out some fabrics and a sketch all in one go. Now that is efficient:

Monday, January 17, 2011

Partner emails went out to everyone in the Doll Quilt Swap yesterday over a 24 hour period, as we have mamas all around the globe. A few participants are already feeling inspired and have kicked off with some hints as to where they are going. Ethne (Flaming Stitches) has made a wonderful bird mosaic:

Amy (Allie Kat Mom) has given us a hint as to the direction she's headed in. Perhaps a quilt with a monument attached to the top?

Emedoodle has shown us her sketch pad with an array of ideas including "Raft with special thing" which has us all wondering what her special thing might be.

And finally Lily Rose has shown a tantalising pile of Innocent Crush, a very popular line in the DQS this round, together with a selection of possible solids. I'd be happy if she just sent me what she's got in the picture - she doesn't even need to sew it together if she doesn't want.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Hi, I'm Lynne, from Lily's Quilts, a UK quilter, and this is my first round as a swap mama in the fabulous Doll Quilt Swap. Over at the Swap, bebes have now received notification from the mamas as to whether they made the lottery and got into the swap this round or not. So now it is time to make a mosaic of inspiration. The mamas will soon email their bebes and tell them who their secret partner is and the inspiration is a great place to get ideas for what the bebe might make. Here are a few of the mosaics that have appeared over the last few days. If you click on the mosaics, they will take you through to the flickr pages where, in the description under the mosaics, you can find out who made each item in the mosaic. Not made one of these before? You can find out how in this thread on the Doll Quilt Swap 10 mosaic page.
We'll kick off with the most recent addition to the group, a mosaic made by Madame Samm, known to many of you as the person who runs the the fabulous blog, Stash Manicure:

And finally this mosaic, made by jgmehlin, which was my favourite mosaic - yes I faved a mosaic full of faves - is that weird? Either way, whether I'm weird or not, take a look at the mosaics in this group if you have a moment by clicking here and go and find yourself some inspiration for your next project.

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Swap Guidelines

CONSTRUCTION: Pieced, appliquéd (needle turned only); must be quilted by hand or machine, not tied; and bound.

DESIGN: No art quilts this time, we're focusing on making miniature quilts like you would find on a full sized bed. If in doubt, ask your mama for advice.

LABEL:Please create a label of some sort for the back of your quilt with your name, date, DQS11, where you live, and who its to.

This is a secret swap. Your partner will not know your identity until they received your quilt. If you need to get in contact with your partner ONLY do so through your swap Mama.

Group participation is mandatory. Please post photos of your WIP, and your completed quilt. Once you have received your quilt, post a pic of it, and be sure to email a thank you to your partner as soon as possible. Contact your mama to let her know when you send and when you receive. Comment on photos you like and join in discussions. This is a social group.

DUE DATE: The deadline for all quilts to be mailed is August 9th, 2011 (international), and August 23rd for those sending domestically .

Delivery confirmation is required, within the U.S or within your own country.

Also, DO NOT SEND TOO EARLY. Don't send your package BEFORE July 26th. If there is some reason you must, please contact your Mama first and discuss it with her.

If for any reason you cannot meet the deadline please let your Swap Mama know ASAP. If you communicate any setbacks with us, we can make sure things work out favorably for your partner, with no hard feelings.

One last thing, There will be no NEGATIVITY tolerated. If you are unhappy with your partner, for any reason, that needs to be a private matter between you and your Mama. She will take care of any issues that need to be addressed. Negative or whiny posts in discussions will be deleted immediately and its a good way to get yourself banned from the group. We are here to have FUN!!